United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Retno L.P. Marsudi of the Republic of Indonesia as his Special Envoy on Water, aiming at galvanizing partnerships ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the landmark treaty ...

I thank the World Meteorological Organization for this vital new update.The science is clear: El Niño is arriving on our doorstep in the coming months with 90% certainty.The world must treat it as the ...

Your Excellency, Vice-President of ECOSOC,Excellencies,We meet at a moment of extraordinary pressure and rising expectations for sustainable development and our UN system.Countries are grappling with ...

About 617 million children and adolescents worldwide are not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics, signalling “a learning crisis” that could threaten progress on global ...

Mr. President, With your permission, I will make some brief remarks and Assistant Secretary-General Khiari will provide a detailed briefing. Mr. President, Excellencies, Allow me to make a direct ...

Secretary-General, António Guterres President of the General Assembly, H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock Interventions from Member States ...

Each Member State may be represented by one person on each Main Committee - there are six in total - and on any other committee that may be established upon which all Member States have the right to ...

United Nations Security Council Security Council Security Council Resolutions Provisional Rules of Procedure Working Methods Handbook ...

The Fifth Committee is the Committee of the General Assembly with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters. Based on the reports of the Fifth Committee, the General Assembly considers ...

In an era of rising tensions, peacekeeping is a proven and cost-effective way to restore stability and hope. But it requires steady political backing – and reliable financial support. For nearly 80 ...

(a) "land-locked State" means a State which has no sea-coast; (b) "transit State" means a State, with or without a sea-coast, situated between a land-locked State and the sea, through whose territory ...